Multilocus Sequence Typing Tool for Cyclospora cayetanensis

Abstract

Because the lack of typing tools for Cyclospora cayetanensis has hampered outbreak investigations, we sequenced its genome and developed a genotyping tool. We observed 2 to 10 geographically segregated sequence types at each of 5 selected loci. This new tool could be useful for case linkage and infection/contamination source tracking.

Keywords

• Cyclospora cayetanensis
• whole genome sequencing
• multilocus sequence typing
• molecular epidemiology
• protozoa
• parasites